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From: Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <c-d.hailfinger.kernel.2003@gmx.net>
Subject: Re: resize_reiserfs probs
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 08:32:41 +0200
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To: Harald Radke <harryrat@gmx.de>
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Harald Radke wrote:

> now I wanted to resize the root partition (booted with discs, so it wasn't 
> mounted) from approx 9.5 to 9.2 GB.
> 
> however, resize_reiserfs stops with:
> 
> "resize_reiserfs: can't shrink fs; too many blocks already allocated"
> 
> strange, as partition has only approx. 1.6 GB data on it
> 
> Any hints?

I know this one very well. Please tell us the exact (including spaces)
command line you were using to resize it. I suspect user error here - at
least it was one when I got this error.

HTH,
Carl-Daniel
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